''Brothers of Italy'' () is a 1952 Italian

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directed by Fausto Saraceni and starring Ettore Manni, Paul Muller and Olga Solbelli. It depicts real life events of Austrian-born Italian

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and sailor Nazario Sauro. The film's sets were designed by the

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Piero Filippone.

Cast

* Ettore Manni as Il capitano Nazario Sauro * Olga Solbelli as Anna Sauro * Paul Muller as Luigi Staffi *

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as Comandante nave italiana * Ennio Girolami as Sergio * Carlo Hintermann as Tenente Sarnich * Fanny Landini as Nina * Lili Cerasoli as Maria Sauro * Nino Marchetti as Comandante del sommergibile Pullino * Mario Feliciani as Cesare Battisti *

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as Il capitano March * Riccardo Garrone as Dazé

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

* 1952 films Italian biographical films Italian war films World War I naval films Biographical films about military leaders Films set in the Mediterranean Sea 1950s biographical films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films 1950s Italian-language films Minerva Film films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub